The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-11-18


the salaries between now and the close OF
the biennial period.
Minister Thurston opposed any reduction
in the salary of the Chief Clerk. The posi-
ton is worth S., 900.
Noble Widemann agreed with the Minis
ter that the position was worth So, 900. He
would not mind voting for it at So, 800. The
Chief Clerk ought to have good salary.
The motion to insert the item was lost.
Rep. Hustace moved to insert, salary In
spector General OF Immigrants, 5000.
Minister Thurston said he would neither
support nor oppose the item. He had not
yet made up his mind as to whether the
position should be kept on or done away
with
Noble Castle moved that the committee,
when they rise, rec ommend the House to
strike out the remaining items in the bill
with the exception of salaries of Minister
of Finance and Attorney General. They
did not know where TO begin or where to
stop with an appropriation bill. His reason
for the motion was that he intended to sup
port new section, 70 De proposed by Rep.
Kinney, to give the Ministers discretionary
powers.
Minister Thurston said he hoped the
salary world not be stricken out alto
gether, as 1,4oJ Japanese were expected
here about December Sth. They were
coming under Government auspices, but
at the expense OF the planters. There VIII
then be some work for the Inspector Gen
eral. The different plantations ought also
to be visited regularly perhaps they could
! month.
Noble Young thought that they had got
| too far along with the b. for such mo-
ton to be made. 1t came too late, and he
| favored going along as they had been doing
until they reach the end
The motion to pass the item at Sc was
carried by vote of 81 to IL.
BUREAU OF POST OFFICE.
| Salary of Postmaster General, 1915.
| Noble Smith moved it be stricken out
it certainly was not in the line of economy
| Rep. Kamuoha moved it pass as In the
| BIZ"
Minister Ashford said that when he was
considering the item he did not have the
real inside facts before him. The present
incumbent was doing the work in an emf
| nently satisfactory manner.
Noble Smith said he hoped that was the
last time the Ministers would speak of the
| incumbents. The House had to do with
the office, not the incumbents.
Noble Widemann said he was sorry to
and the Ministers going back on their own
measures. They propose an item, and
then say they don't want it.
Minister Ashford said Ministers were not
infallible He would rather be right to-
day than inconsistent. He submitted that
he had reference to the Office, and not the
incumbent.
Noble Castle said that after all this boys
play he was more than convinced that the
Ministers should have discretionary
powers.
Rep Kauhane favored the item as in the
bill
The motion to strike the item out was
carried, 20 to 10.
Salary of Deputy Postmaster General,
1919.
Rep Nakaleka moved it be stricken out.
Agreed to.
FINANCE DEPARTMENT.
Salary OF Minister, 81 $50. Passed.
|
Rep. Kamuoha moved it pass.
Noble Smith moved it be stricken out.
The item passed as in the bill.
Collector Mahukona, $31 25.
Noble Richardson moved it be stricken
out.
Rep Nakaleka moved it pass as in the
biz. Agreed to.
ATToRNEY-GENERAL's DEPARTMENT.
Salary of Attorney General, 81 $50.
Noble Richardson moved it be stricken
out. His reason was that a man to occupy
the position must be a first-class lawyer,
while a second-rate man would do 20 fill
either of the other Ministerial positions.
The item passed as in the bill.
Salary of Marshal, 1915.
Minister Ashford moved it pass.
Rep Paehaole moved it be stricken out.
The item passed as in the bill.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
Secretary O; Board of Health, $3.50.
Rep. Paehaole moved it pass at 800.
Rep Kamuoha moved it pass as in the
bin. Agreed to.
Noble Smith moved section 1 be recon-
sidered. He would IKE to insert certain
other items in the Departments of Foreign
Affairs and Interior.
Noble Townsend said he did not tt nix
motion to reconsider was debatable.
Noble Smith withdrew it, and moved
the committee rise and report progress.
Agreed to.
The committee then rose and the Chair
man reported progress and asked leave to
sit again.
The report of the committee was adopted.
| NIGHT SESSIONS.
Rep. Kinney moved to reconsider the
resolution relating to night sessions, as the
House was always lodging it.
President Wilder said it could not be re-
! considered
! LEAVE OF ABSENCE